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Arsenal FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Arsenal FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sun 17 Dec 2023 · 14:00 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Gabriel Jesus 53' 1–0
Kai Havertz 88' 2–0
Ben White 37' Y
Y 42' Kaoru Mitoma
Mikel Arteta 43' Y
Y 77' Billy Gilmour
Y 89' Pascal Gross

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

7
5
4
Arsenal FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-05-14 Arsenal FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-12-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–4 Arsenal FC 2022-04-09 Arsenal FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W
12 Dec PSV A 1–1 D
09 Dec Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L
05 Dec Luton Town FC A 4–3 W
02 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
29 Nov Racing Club de Lens H 6–0 W
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Arsenal FC A 0–2 L
14 Dec Olympique de Marseille H 1–0 W
09 Dec Burnley FC H 1–1 D
06 Dec Brentford FC H 2–1 W
03 Dec Chelsea FC A 2–3 L
30 Nov PAE AEK A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Arsenal FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#8 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Emirates Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Simon Adingra is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' It’s high time Mikel Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Arsenal FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roberto De Zerbi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 27' The crowd applauds Joel Veltman as he leaves the pitch. Jack Hinshelwood steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 32' Joao Pedro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 63 goals in his last 389 appearances.
  • 37' Ben White picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Mikel Arteta is booked for Arsenal FC — Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
  • 53' Arsenal FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gabriel Jesus on 53.
  • 58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Joao Pedro on, Evan Ferguson off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jan Paul van Hecke suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 74' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Billy Gilmour gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Simon Adingra as he leaves the pitch. Danny Welbeck steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Arsenal FC — Eddie Nketiah on, Gabriel Jesus off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leandro Trossard is hanging Martinelli on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' Kai Havertz adds to his 6 season tally! Arsenal FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 89' A change in the Arsenal FC ranks — Kai Havertz exits the field as Emile Smith Rowe enters on 89.
  • 89' That is a Yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Pascal Gross will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' A change in the Arsenal FC ranks — Oleksandr Zinchenko exits the field as Jakub Kiwior enters on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicolas Pepe 3
Kai Havertz 3
Alexandre Lacazette 2
Martin Odegaard 2
Martinelli 2
Joao Pedro 2
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2
Neal Maupay 2

Head to Head

2023-12-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-05-14 Arsenal FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-12-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–4 Arsenal FC 2022-04-09 Arsenal FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC Form

2023-12-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-12-12 PSV 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2023-12-09 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC L 2023-12-05 Luton Town FC 3–4 Arsenal FC W 2023-12-02 Arsenal FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2023-11-29 Arsenal FC 6–0 Racing Club de Lens W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2023-12-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-12-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2023-12-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2023-12-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2023-12-03 Chelsea FC 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-11-30 PAE AEK 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.04 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC50% Draw33% Brighton & Hove Albion FC17%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
50%
Arsenal FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC29% Draw62% Brighton & Hove Albion FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.2%
1 – 0
22.1%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
5.6%
3 – 0
3.9%
1 – 2
2.3%
3 – 1
2.1%
0 – 2
2%
2 – 2
1.4%
4 – 0
1%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 28% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.